Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3387, Reuben Gage, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Gage Reuben
53387
boarded
CONTENTS

1888 July 19, S. F. Cary - history - Prior
Ohio 7725.
Reuben Gage. of Hamilton Co in the State of Ohio, who was a Private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Sackson of the Forces, commanded by Gen. Washington in the Continental line for six months.
Mass. Line. Records corrected, Mar. 5 th Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio. at the rate of 20. Dollars 00. Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 rd day of March, 1833 and sent to N. C. Read, atty. Cincinnati, O.
Arrears to the 4th of March '33, - 40. Semi-ann. allowance ending 4, Sept. '33 10.
$ 50.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by H. H. Palmer Clerk, Book E. Vol. 8. Page nine.

State of Ohio } Hamilton County } Aff
On the 27th day of November 1852, personally appeared in open court before the Honorable Judges of the court of Common Pleas for the State and county aforesaid to wit the Hon. George T. Lorraine President Judge thereof and the Honorable Thomas Ridenour & Isaac Woodruff Associates thereof, Reuben Page a resident of the State and County aforesaid aged sixty six years August last who being first duly sworn according to Law & both left with the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the pension Law passed June 7th 1832. That he enlisted in the month of July in the year sixteen hundred and thirty in the State of Massachusetts the recruiting officer took him to Springfield Connecticut where the recruits assembled and from thence marched him to join the army which was then stationary between West Point under the command of Gen. George Washington and where he arrived there that he was enrolled in Elisha Dyer's Company in the 13th Regiment which was commanded by Colonel Dyer and the Army was marched down towards New York until within about 20 miles and then was marched back to West Point in the month of October and remained here until he was discharged. That he was in the year the Battle of Bunker Hill was fought that he saw him recruited. That he was discharged about the middle of January in the year 1811. That he was about 14 years old when he enlisted that he was five feet and one inch sufficiently high to pass muster.

That he received a regular discharge from Colonel Lusk's Regt. the 10th of January in the year 1781 - But that he now works
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency in any state
Sworn to and subscribed in open court before me Nov. 27 th 1832,
Danl. Farn Clerk P.S.H.C. Ohio
Reuben Gage
And the said court hereby declares their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
I Daniel Farn Clerk of Common Pleas Court for Hamilton County State of Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Reuben Gage for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 27th day of November 1832
Danl. Farn Clerk P.S.H.C. Ohio

20101
Reuben Gage Ohio
Map Roll on Roll for 6 mo from 24 July 1780
Nathl. G. Read att'y at Law Cincinnati Ohio

BRIEF in the case of Reuben Gage  County of Hamilton in the State of - Ohio (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 66  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years. Months. Days.     enlisted In 1780 about 6 Private Gen. Washington Col. Jackson Capt  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Massachusetts  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? neither if not on the rolls  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Chas. Forster Examining Clerk

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section
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June 23, 1930
Dr. Maria B. Coolidge 808 Barrington Road Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan
Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 3387, it appears that Reuben Gage was born in August, 1766, place not stated.
He enlisted in the State of Massachusetts in July, 1780 and served under Ensign Pearce in Colonel Jackson's Massachusetts Regiment. He witnessed the execution of Major Andre and was discharged in January, 1781.
He was allowed pension on his application executed November 27, 1832, at which time he was living in Hamilton County, Ohio.
There are no data as to his family.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Reuben Yage a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. S. file 3387
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     July 80 middle to Jan 81 Ensign Pierce Jackson Mass.   same Cadre executed        
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted in Mass.
Date of application for pension, Nov. 27, 1832  allowed.
Residence at date of application, Hamilton Co. Oh.
Age at date of application, Born in Aug 1766  enl at 14 yrs.
Remarks: no data  Date of death not in A.B.

MARIA B. COOLIDGE, M. D. 808 BARRINGTON ROAD GROSSE POINTE PARK MICHIGAN
4- 11- 1930.
United States Department of Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sirs:-
Will you kindly furnish me with the complete Revolutionary War pension record of REUBEN GAGE. The reference is as follows:-
Census of Pensioners- for Revolutionary War and Military services- under the act for taking the Sixth Census. Washington 1841. pg. 172. REUBEN GAGE, Delhi, Hamilton County, Ohio, age 74 (in 1840).
Thanking you in advance for your cour- tesy, I am,
Respectfully yours,
Maria B. Coolidge
MC-AE.

RECORDS.
CHANGE TO BE MADE.
CORRECT.
State, Ohio Q 7. No. 3387 Class, Invalid Name, Reuben Gage Service, Mass.
Company, Regiment, &c., should be invariably specified.
INCORRECT.
Continental
M c Donoughville
Mar. 5, 1904

Penbro Sager in ind or 1832 of Hamilton Co who aged 66 yrs in Aug last when 44 yrs old enlisted for 6 mos July 1780 in Majt march'd to join the army below West Point 12 reg Col Jackson during Jan 1781

FOURTH DISTRICT COURT OF EASTERN MIDDLESEX HOLDEN AT WOBURN
EDWARD F. JOHNSON, JUSTICE ARTHUR E. GAGE, CLERK
GEORGE S. LITTLEFIELD, } SPECIAL JUSTICES JOHN B. MAGUIRE, }
Box 333 WOBURN, MASS., May 24 190 9
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly send me the facts appearing of record in your department relating to Reuben Gage appearing on Rev Pension Roll of 1840 so-called as of Delhi Hamilton County Ohio and oblige Yours truly
Arthur E. Gage

Reuben
3384 INVALID.
1909 June 5. Hist. to Arthur E. Gage 1930 June 23. " " Maria B. Cartridge M. D.
File No. 3387
Reuben Gage Dis. Cont. line
Act: June 7, '32
Index: Vol. A , Page 136
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Mass. Line Records corrected, May 5 '09

As
for
Lewis Cass
Secy of War

Hon Lewis Cass
All advice in respect to the application of the present application Reuben Gage for the benefits of the pension law passed June 7 th 1832. will be forwarded to Nathaniel Read-Attorney at Law Cincinnati Ohio -
With the highest consideration of Hon Lewis Cass - N. C. Read

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
Reuben Gage further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? NO VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? Yes XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? Yes XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? No XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? XVI. † Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
 EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____; For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."